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About Kerla Nagar Village

Kerla Nagar is a mid sized village in Shergarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 764, made up of 410 males and 354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 311.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerla Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerla Nagar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Shergarh
Pincode 342023
Area (hectares) 311.3 hectares
Population 764
Male Population 410
Female Population 354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kerla Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Kerla Nagar is the 176th largest of the 472 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 311.3 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Kerla Nagar

Kerla Nagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kerla Nagar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kerla Nagar from other places

Kerla Nagar lies about 70 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Tivari, about 59 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kerla Nagar
Tehsil headquarters Shergarh 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Tivari 59 km
Nearest town Balotra 63 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 70 km

Villages closest to Kerla Nagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shergarh tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kerla Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerla Nagar village had a population of 764. That makes it the 176th largest of the 472 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Kerla Nagar village has 410 males and 354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerla Nagar has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Kerla Nagar is 342023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerla Nagar covers 311.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kerla Nagar falls under Shergarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kerla Nagar is Tivari, about 59 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kerla Nagar.

Kerla Nagar is about 70 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kerla Nagar is in Shergarh tehsil of Jodhpur district. Shergarh is about 8.1 km away. Tivari is about 59 km away. Balotra is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ajeet Nagar (under 2 km), Amar Nagar (under 2 km) and Anad Nagar (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kerla Nagar today is likely to be higher.

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